THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED RADIATION SOURCES
CARS is a center within The University of Chicago that manages the operation of three sectors at the Advanced Photon Source.
GeoSoilEnviroCARS (GSECARS)
Dedicated to state-of-the-art research on Earth materials.
BioCARS
Dedicated to synchrotron-based dynamic studies in structural biology and physical sciences.
NSF's ChemMatCARS
Dedicated to static and dynamic condensed matter chemistry and materials science.
Center for Advanced Radiation Sources (CARS)
The Center for Advanced Radiation Sources (CARS) is a center within The University of Chicago that manages the operation of three sectors comprising 7 beamlines at the Advanced Photon Source (APS), a high-brilliance synchrotron X-ray source at Argonne National Laboratory. Our cutting-edge facilities are available to scientists worldwide.
Our Mission
The Center carries out these functions:
- Operates APS Sectors 13, 14, and 15. These three national user facilities together have a user base in excess of 2,500 researchers.
- Maintains a core staff for beamline research and development, collaboration, and user support.
Research and development is focused in two areas:
- Design of novel optical components, such as x-ray monochromators, mirrors, shutters, slits, windows, and beam stops.
- Development of new experimental strategies in such areas as high-speed data acquisition and reduction and x-ray phase determination.
Operations are funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Science Foundation.
The Center operates as an interdisciplinary resource that includes an extensive central design and technology team. We believe that the best science is carried out in an interdisciplinary mode and that the substantial design and technological problems each discipline faces are best addressed in a central, cooperative manner.
CARS Contacts
Nancy Lazarz
GSECARS
(630) 252-0423
lazarz@cars.uchicago.edu
Vukica Srajer
BioCARS
(630) 252-0455
v-srajer@uchicago.edu
Natalie Chen
NSF’s ChemMatCARS
(630) 252-0476
nchen@cars.uchicago.edu
